投稿者: Verna Yu
Promotion of historian who spearheaded rehabilitation of the Qing period prompts speculation that the past is being reinterpreted to bolster President Xi At the height of the Qing dynasty, the Chinese empire was one of the great powers of the world. It…
As the government abandons ‘zero Covid’, it may take decades for ordinary Chinese people to recover – and many aren’t sure it was worth itAfter China’s abrupt scaling back of its zero-Covid restrictions, many ordinary Chinese people are struggling to c…
The Hong Kong figure has been subjected to a ‘travesty of justice’ because the Communist party regard his power as a threat, experts believeEven before his jailing, Jimmy Lai knew he faced a grim future, but insisted on fighting his cause.“Without figh…
After mass demonstrations against Covid lockdowns, experts say Xi Jinping’s response will be a further gradual crackdownSince Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago, China’s Communist party has enacted a sweeping crackdown on civil society. Independent …
People with Covid who have mild or no symptoms can now quarantine at home, but PCR tests are still required to enter many placesIn the strongest sign so far that China is rolling back on its long-running zero-Covid policy, the national health commissio…
Coffin was earlier driven through Shanghai in choreographed scene contrasting with recent protestsThe body of the former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin has arrived in Beijing after being driven through the streets of Shanghai in a highly choreographed scen…
Veterans of Hong Kong’s 2019 protests see echoes in mainland’s anti-Covid anger, but fear a similar outcomeJack*, a Hongkonger, used to have a grim view of mainland Chinese people, but the protests over anti-Covid restrictions that exploded across Chin…
Public protests are the most visible signs of anger and scepticism over latest series of draconian lockdownsVictoria Li* has experienced several lockdowns since Covid emerged in China almost three years ago. Being a prisoner in her own home in Beijing …
Beijing students shout ‘freedom will prevail’, as Urumqi fire prompts levels of disobedience unprecedented in Xi eraPeople opposed to China’s stringent Covid restrictions have protested in cities across the country in the biggest wave of civil disobedi…
Rapidly rising cases and three deaths in Beijing push back hopes of an end to strict quarantine rules and snap lockdownsChina’s first Covid-19 fatalities in six months and a sharp rise in reported cases are testing the government’s recent commitment to…
Four-month-old denied treatment as she tested negative for coronavirus and family was told case not urgentThe death of a four-month-old baby in central China has stoked public anger on social media as frustrations mount over Beijing’s stringent “dynami…
Apparent rapprochement with western leaders does not mean China is about to ditch its ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacyFresh from consolidating power with a third term at home, Xi Jinping struck a largely cordial tone at the G20 summit in Indonesia, but don’t e…
President says China in an ‘unstable and uncertain’ security situation amid tensions over TaiwanXi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, a Chinese Communist party mouthpiece has repo…
Senior Communist party official jailed over Tiananmen democracy movement became one of party’s most vociferous criticsBao Tong, the most senior Chinese Communist party official jailed over the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement, has died four days after …
Sze Ching-wee and other pro-democracy figures had just stood trial over setting up of now-disbanded 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund The secretary of a disbanded Hong Kong humanitarian fund set up to help people involved in the 2019 anti-government protest…